Sunshine Heart's C-Pulse System approved for trial

Scientists develop multifunctional biocompatible polymer

Need to filter water? Fight infection? Just open package, mix polymers

Toronto City Council kills plastic bag ban

Faced with lawsuits from the plastics industry, Toronto City Council voted to forget about banning plastic shopping bags on Jan. 1 as planned.

Diana acquires Givaudan range of culinary flavours

Acquisition of a range of vegetable, wine and vinegar extracts puts company in leading position

FAO invests US$3m for poultry farming development in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea joins the fight to end hunger in Africa

Gourmet Gulf names new COO

METALEX 2012: Renishaw highlights latest probe head

The Renishaw PH20 probe head offers unique head touches for rapid touch-trigger measurement and fast infinite five-axis positioning.

Eco-unfriendly?

Be wary of greenwashing, says a label and sticker manufacturer

Carlsberg UK partners with Sidel for line relocation, integration

As the beer brewer moves its production from Leeds to Northhampton, it chooses Sidel engineering for line-control system and space-saving equipment

Songwon and Polysys announce location of Middle East plant

Songwon Additive Technologies AG and Polysys Industries will set up a new company that will build an OPS manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi.

Global revenues from plastic pipes to reach more than $80 million in 2019

The market research institute Ceresana, in a new study, is forecasting total global revenues of more than US$80 million in 2019.

Gulf states control 11% of the $600Bn global petrochemical industry

GCC plastics sector in high-growth phase; Arabplast show grows 34%